Inger Skjelsbæk

Research Professor

Email: inger@prio.org

Mobile phone: (+47) 938 02 492

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Research Professor at the PRIO Center on Gender, Peace and Security. Leader of the EuroWARCHILD project.

Inger Skjelsbæk
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News

Friday, 11 Apr 2025

Workshop on Children Born of War (CBOW) April 10th - 11th

EuroWARCHILD project hosts workshop on Children Born of War (CBOW)

PRIO Blogs

Thursday, 12 Dec 2024

Photo: Alexey Furman/Getty Images. Alexey Furman/Getty Images

We Need to Talk About Children Born of War

Every day, children are born in war and armed conflict, in Ukraine, on the Gaza Strip, in South Sudan, in Myanmar and elsewhere. Some of these children might have parents who are enemies, that is, parents who are on opposite sides of the conflict. Some of these children might have ...

News

Friday, 1 Nov 2024

Inger Skjelsbæk nominated for Brageprisen 2024

PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk has been nominated for the prestigious Norwegian book award ‘Brageprisen 2024’ for her non-fiction book Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].

Event

Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024 17:00–19:00 UTC+02

Boklansering: «Sarajevos roser: Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv»

Velkommen til boklansering av Inger Skjelsbæks nye bok, hvor forfatteren vil presentere hvordan hun har brukt sin forskning om kjønn og seksuelle krigsforbrytelser som prisme for å undersøke en konflikt som fortsatt former verden.

News

Thursday, 6 Jun 2024

Panel discussions with Honore Gatera, Erik Møse, Jacqui True and Savita Pawnday. Moderated by Ellen Stensrud. Photo: Ingeborg Vea/HL-senteret

30 Years After the Genocide in Rwanda: Gender, Accountability and Atrocity Prevention

What is the legacy of Rwanda and other atrocity crimes, and how are sexual and gender-based crimes addressed in today’s conflicts? The public was invited to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda genocide.

News

Friday, 31 May 2024

Doctoral candidates from all over the world attended PRIO's PhD-level course on Gender, Peace and Conflict. Photo: PRIO/ Vera Lind

PhD course on Gender, Peace and Conflict successfully convened

On 29-31 May, the GPS Centre, in collaboration with the NORHED II project, hosted doctoral candidates from all over the world at the PhD-level course "Gender, Peace and Conflict".

News

Thursday, 15 Feb 2024

Call for PhD-Level Course: Gender, Peace and Conflict

PRIO invites applications for this course on Gender, Peace and Conflict which will be taught in person in Oslo in May 2024. The application deadline is 15 March.

Event

Wednesday, 6 Dec 2023 18:00–20:00 UTC+01

Children of the Enemy. Photo: Cinemic Film

Children of the Enemy – Film Seminar

Oslo Peace Days event 2023

News

Monday, 10 Mar 2025

EuroWARCHILD at the ISA Annual Convention in Chicago

EuroWARCHILD at the ISA Annual Convention 2025 At the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention in Chicago, held from 2–5 March 2025, members of the EuroWARCHILD project contributed to key academic discussions on children born of war.

News

Friday, 6 Dec 2024

Inger Skjelsbæk. Julie Lunde Lillesæter/PRIO

Reflecting on the Lives of Children Born out of War

On 6 December the GPS Centre hosted a closed roundtable event on the topic of Children Born out of War in Bosnia, in relation to the UiO Human rights award.

News

Tuesday, 8 Oct 2024

New book by PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk

PRIO Research Professor Inger Skjelsbæk with a new non-fiction book titled: Sarajevos roser. Krigen i Bosnia og dens etterliv [Sarajevo Rose: The war in Bosnia and its aftermath].

News

Friday, 4 Oct 2024

Torunn L. Tryggestad portrait. Photo: PRIO/Julie Marie Hansen

Teaching - UiO Center for Interdisciplinary Gender Research (STK) Master class visit to PRIO

Friday, October 4th, 16 students from the MA program on Gender, Peace and Conflict at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Research (STK), University of Oslo visited PRIO and the PRIO GPS Centre.

Recorded event

Thursday, 6 Jun 2024 09:00–11:00 UTC+02

Young Rwandans take part in a candle lit vigil on the first of 100 days of remembrance as Rwanda commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Tutsi genocide on April 7, 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo: Luke Dray / Getty Images

02:15:46

30 Years After the Genocide in Rwanda: Gender, Accountability and Atrocity Prevention

On the 30th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, will speak about the role of accountability efforts in preventing sexual violence in armed conflict.

News

Friday, 8 Mar 2024

Event banner, UiO. Photo: Mahmoud Sulaiman/Unsplash

Rethinking Women's Roles in War and Peace: Insights from International Women's Day Panel

On International Women’s Day this year, the Center for Interdisciplinary Gender Research at the University of Oslo hosted a thought-provoking conversation, examining the intersection of women and war.

News

Monday, 18 Dec 2023

Oslo Peace Days Children of the Enemy. Photo: Cinemic Film

PRIO GPS at Oslo Peace Days 2023

For a week in December each year, Oslo city invites the public to learn about and discuss important issues related to peace, democracy and human rights. The series of events are called Oslo Peace Days.

Event

1–3 Nov 2023

Missing Peace Symposium. Illustration: USIP

The Missing Peace Global Symposium on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

This symposium will bring together leading researchers, survivors of different conflicts, practitioners, and policymakers to advance a multi-pronged approach to ending the atrocity of conflict-related sexual violence.

Current projects

Project

Jan 2025 – Dec 2027

Women and LGBTQ activists in Istanbul to protest the withdrawal of Turkey's Istanbul Convention in 2021. Photo: Onur Dogman/NurPhoto via Getty Images

How Populist Illiberal Regimes Shape Gender Norms in Europe (CONTEST)

Led by Pinar Tank. Funder: Research Council of Norway.

Project

Jul 2021 – May 2026

EuroWARCHILD

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk. Funder: European Research Council.

Project

Jan 2014 –

PhD Course on Gender, Peace and Security

Project

Feb 2013 –

Missing Peace Initiative

Led by Inger Skjelsbæk.

Project

Jan 2013 –

High-Level Seminars on Gender and Inclusive Mediation Processes

Led by Torunn L. Tryggestad.

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